Last updated: 31 August 2026
This Privacy and Cookie Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed through the website https://pelegrinarchitects.com.
1. Data controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is:
Joaquín Pelegrín Fuster S.L. – Pelegrin Architects
Tax identification number (CIF): B73454837
Calle Periodista Encarna Sánchez, 6, 4ºB
30007 Murcia, Spain
Email: info@pelegrinarchitects.com
Telephone: +34 629 76 24 54
WhatsApp: +34 693 80 64 80
2. Personal data we collect
We may collect the following information when you contact us through the website, by email, telephone or WhatsApp:
- Name.
- Email address.
- Telephone number.
- Subject and content of your enquiry.
- Information that you voluntarily provide concerning a property, project or professional service.
- Technical information necessary for the operation and security of the website, such as IP address, browser information, date and time of access and server logs.
Please do not send sensitive personal data through the contact form unless it is strictly necessary for your enquiry.
3. Purposes of processing
Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
- To receive, assess and respond to enquiries.
- To provide information or prepare a quotation for architectural, building surveying, property survey, energy certification, land surveying or related professional services.
- To take steps requested by you before entering into a professional services agreement.
- To manage an existing professional or contractual relationship.
- To comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting and professional obligations.
- To maintain the security, availability and correct operation of the website.
- To investigate technical incidents, attempted fraud, misuse or unauthorised access.
The information submitted through the website will not be used to send advertising or newsletters unless you have separately and expressly requested them.
4. Legal basis
The legal bases for processing are:
- Taking steps at your request before entering into a contract and performing a contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation.
- Compliance with legal obligations, pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.
- Our legitimate interest in responding to general enquiries and protecting the security and proper operation of the website, pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
- Your consent, where expressly requested for a specific optional purpose. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
5. Required information
Fields marked as required in the contact form are necessary to process and respond to your enquiry. If this information is not provided, we may be unable to contact you or deal with your request.
6. Recipients and service providers
Personal data will not be sold or disclosed to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Data may be accessed by technical service providers acting on our behalf, including website hosting, email, maintenance, security and cookie-management providers. These providers may only process the information required to provide their services and must apply appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
Information may also be disclosed:
- When required by law or by a competent public authority.
- To professional advisers, insurers, public administrations, professional bodies or other parties when necessary to provide a requested service or comply with legal and professional obligations.
- To courts, law-enforcement bodies or regulatory authorities where legally required.
7. International data transfers
The website is hosted and managed using providers that operate within the European Union or apply appropriate data-protection safeguards.
If a service provider processes personal data outside the European Economic Area, the transfer will only take place using a lawful mechanism recognised by the GDPR, such as an adequacy decision or the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
8. Data retention
Personal data will only be retained for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
- Enquiries that do not result in a professional engagement will normally be retained for no longer than twelve months after the last communication, unless continued retention is necessary to deal with a complaint or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
- Information relating to clients and professional services will be retained for the duration of the relationship and for the periods required by tax, accounting, contractual and professional liability legislation.
- Technical and security logs will be retained for the period strictly necessary to maintain and protect the website or investigate an incident.
When the applicable retention period expires, the information will be securely deleted or anonymised.
9. Your data-protection rights
You may exercise the following rights:
- Access your personal data.
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Request deletion of your data.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Request data portability where applicable.
- Withdraw consent at any time without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal.
- Lodge a complaint with a data-protection authority.
To exercise these rights, send an email to info@pelegrinarchitects.com, stating which right you wish to exercise and providing sufficient information to identify the relevant communication or record.
You may also lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – AEPD):
10. Automated decision-making
We do not use the personal data collected through this website for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
11. Security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
Nevertheless, no internet transmission or information system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should avoid sending unnecessary confidential information through the contact form.
12. External links
This website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. We are not responsible for their content, security or privacy practices. Users should review the privacy information provided by those third parties before submitting personal data.
Cookie Policy
13. What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored on a user’s device when visiting a website. They may be used to enable technical functions, remember preferences, measure website use or provide advertising.
14. Cookies currently used
This website currently uses only technical cookies required for its operation and for managing cookie preferences.
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
- Provider: WordPress / pelegrinarchitects.com
- Purpose: Checks whether the browser can display emojis correctly.
- Duration: Session.
- Category: Necessary.
cookieyes-*
- Provider: CookieYes / pelegrinarchitects.com
- Purpose: Stores the user’s cookie-notice and consent preferences.
- Duration: Up to one year.
- Category: Necessary.
PHPSESSID
- Provider: pelegrinarchitects.com
- Purpose: Maintains the technical PHP session required for website functionality.
- Duration: Session.
- Category: Necessary.
The website does not currently use Google Analytics, advertising cookies or other optional tracking cookies.
15. Consent and cookie preferences
Strictly necessary technical cookies are required for the website to operate and cannot be disabled through the cookie-preference panel.
If optional cookies are added in the future, they will not be activated before the user has made an appropriate choice, where consent is legally required.
You can review or change your cookie preferences using the cookie-preferences button displayed on the website.
You may also delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling necessary cookies through the browser may affect some website functions.
16. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when the website, its services, applicable legislation or the cookies used change. The date of the latest revision will always appear at the beginning of this page.
For questions concerning this policy, contact: